Volume

On models with an LCD, this will popup a screen showing the current volume when the volume is changed. The plugins preferences allows you to change the mixer that is monitored. By default this is Master. The screen will be displayed for 3 seconds after the last volume change event.

On all models, the “M-Key” lights will be used as a 4-bar volume level meter. These lights will persist for 3 seconds after the last volume, then revert to their previous state.

Impulse15

Models supported:

All models

Keys:

None

Download:

Separate official Gnome15 plugin.

Other requirements:

Pulse Audio.

Based on the Impulse screenlet, this plugin will display a spectrum analyser to visualise any sound on the default device.

On models with an LCD, the analyser may either be allocated its own screen, it or may be configured to display in either the foreground or the background of every other screen. The colours may be configured and two displays modes are available, one of which has animated falling peaks. Lots of other customisation is available.

On all models, the “M-Key” lights may be used as a simple 4 bar VU meter. Once activated in the plugin preferences, the M-keys lights will flash in time with the music.

On all models that have a colour keyboard backlight, “Disco Mode” may be enabled. This will blink your keyboard backlight in time with the music.

Note, this plugin can be fairly CPU intensive. It works best with the kernel driver. Enabling either Disco Mode and M-Key animation will increase CPU usage. You can adjust the frame rate to reduce CPU usage.

Appearance and Behaviour

Plugins that change the way Gnome15 looks or acts.

Panel

Models supported:

All models with LCD

Keys:

None

Download:

Part of main distribution.

Other requirements:

None

Reserves an area of the screen that may be used as an area for other plugins to place permanently visible information. There are two modes depending on the device being used.

Monochrome models

Due to the restricted nature of this display, the panel always occupies the upper right corner of the display, and grows towards the center.

Plugins are allocated a 6 pixel high area to be able to add small icons. Not all of the plugins will support this display (indicator me for example currently doesn’t).

Panel preferences have no effect in this mode.

G19

May reserve any edge of the screen, top, bottom, left or right. The panel size is configurable, as its background colour and opacity.

Because the space available for content will decrease, the content will be resized maintaing aspect ratio. This means you will end up with an amount unusable space on every screen. Stretch Content may be set to make the content area take all available space.

Wallpaper

Simply draws an images as the background of every screen. Supports all image formats supported by GTK. By default, the same background as your desktop will be used (on supported desktops). The image may be scaled using a number of methods. See the preferences.

While this works on the G15, you are unlikely to get a satisfactory effect with it.

You

Plugins that for all things personal to you and your communication with others.

Indicator Me

Models supported:

All models with LCD

Keys:

None

Download:

Part of main distribution.

Other requirements:

Ubuntu

Note, this is an Ubuntu only plugin. Also, it will be no longer required on Ubuntu Oneiric 11.10, as the functionality is rolled into Indicator Messages.

Will popup a high priority screen when you presence changes (i.e. Away, Offline, Available etc). A permanent icon will also be added to the Panel when it is enabled (G19) indicating current status.

This plugin may be expanded in the future to mimic more functions of the desktop Indicator Me applet, such as changing status and allowing lanching of other applications such as Ubuntu One.

POP3 / IMAP Email Notification

Models supported:

All models with LCD

Keys:

G19 – Up, Down, Ok
G15 – L3 (Up), L4 (Down), L5 (Ok)

Download:

Part of main distribution.

Other requirements:

None

Intended for use on systems that do no support the Indicator Messages plugin as an alternative to showing your current email status.

This plugin provides a screen showing the number of unread emails for each of the configured accounts. This is presented as a menu that may be navigated using the keyboard’s special keys. Note, currently selecting an item simply opens the default email client. It does not select the highlighted account..

The POP3 and IMAP protocols may be used, with SSL support for both. Passwords are stored in the Gnome Keyring, so you will be may be prompted to unlock it. Upon the first connection, you will then be prompted for the email account password, which will then be stored in the keyring if correct.

The plugin also adds an icon to the Panel if available, showing the current Attention status. If there is an unread message, the icon will change color (G19), or appear (G15).

Provides an alternative to the default Messaging Menu functionality of Ubuntu 10.4 and above. From launchpad summary :-

A place on the user’s desktop that collects messages that need a response. This menu provides a condenced and collected view of all of those messages for quick access, but without making them annoying in times that you want to ignore them.

This feature is made use of by a number of applications including Gwibber, Evolution, Empathy, Popper Email Notification and others. Anything that might produce messages for you to read.

This plugin provides a screen with a menu that may be navigated using the keyboard’s special keys. Selecting an item will perform the action specified by the application that created the item, opening a chat window for example.

When a new message is received, the plugin will temporarily raise this screen to high priority and automatically scroll to and select the newly arrived item.

The plugin also adds an icon to the Panel if available, showing the current Attention status. If there is an unread message, the icon will change color (G19), or appear (G15).

Status And Environment

Plugins that display status information about your computer and the environment.

Cairo Clock

Models supported:

G19

Keys:

None

Download:

Part of main distribution..

Other requirements:

Cairo Clock themes.

A port of MacSlow’s Cairo Clock to Gnome15. This clock uses Cairo Clock themes that it expects to find at /usr/share/cairo-clock/themes. A small digital clock wll also be displayed on the Panel if it is enabled.

The plugin preferences has a number of options :-

24 hour mode. This will probably require a 24 hour theme.

Display date. When enabled, the current date will be displayed on the clock face and in the digital panel clock.

Display seconds. When enabled the second hand will be displayed on the clock face, and in the digital panel clock.

Theme. This list a list of all themes found in /usr/share/cairo-clock/themes.